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30,000 nurses face revenue recovery

No end, yet, to the woes of the nurses in private hospitals. After a series of agitations for minimum wages, they now find banks are initiating revenue recovery process due to non-payment of their edu

Diocese shows way in organ donation

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Kottappuram Bishop Dr Joseph Karikkassery and 92 priests in the diocese on Sunday pledged to donate their organs.

The pledge was taken during the valedictory celebrations of the silver jubilee of th

Kerala men taste victory

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It was sweet revenge for the Customs and Central Excise Kerala team to win the Mahindra NBA Challenge National Championship drubbing AOC Karnataka 75-53 at the Thyagraj Stadium in New Delhi.

“We ha

Expo to encourage medicinal gardens

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The Tripunithura municipality, Centre for Heritage Studies and Archeology Department are jointly organising the Hortus Malabaricus flower show from December 1 to 9 on the Hill Palace campus.

Various

LPG situation grim despite IOC steps

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The LPG crisis did not ease on Saturday despite the IOC diverting supplies to the city from its Chennai facility. Several agencies of IOC saw long queues of consumers carrying empty cylinders for a

Hunt for ex-IAS officer’s son for duping many

The Kochi police has joined in the hunt for an IAS officer’s son, who had allegedly duped several people in the city.

The accused, identified as Purushottam Pandey, son of former Karnataka IAS offic

Rs 84 cr projects for city’s development

The city corporation council has approved development works worth Rs 84 crore for the year 2012-2013 under the 12th Five Year Plan.

Projects aimed at improving the living conditions of the public ha

Godown that spices up the taste of Fort Kochi

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Pepper House in Kalava-thy, Fort Kochi may not have any particular reason to catch a tourist’s eye.

But it is a landmark in Indian history and a favourite place for many historians. For, it is here

Church shows way out of waste dump

Harassed by the mismanagement of the Laloor waste dump yard nearby, Little Flower Catholic Church at Olarikkara in Thrissur has taken the lead in treating solid waste at source for 1,200 families, inc

ACE chess begins today

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For years a group of passionate chess players has been spending their weekends, sharing knowledge and challenging each other, at the Anandapradayini Library near the KSRTC Stand in Alappuzha.

These d

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.